Daniil Medvedev first man aside from ‘Big 4’ in ATP Top 2 since 2005

Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 2 within the ATP rankings on Monday, making him the primary man aside from Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to carry both of the highest two spots in 15 1/2 years.
Lleyton Hewitt was the final man exterior of that quartet to take a seat at No. 1 or No. 2. He ranked second in July 2005, behind Federer.
Medvedev rose from No. 3 to swap locations with Nadal a day after successful the Open 13 event in Marseille, France, for his tenth profession title.
Since Hewitt’s most up-to-date keep at No. 2, that spot has been held for 368 weeks by Nadal, 203 by Federer, 144 by Djokovic and 41 by Murray.
Djokovic is at present in his 312th profession week at No. 1; he not too long ago broke Federer’s file of 310 complete weeks within the prime spot.
Medvedev twice has been the runner-up at a Grand Slam event, dropping to Djokovic within the closing of the Australian Open final month and to Nadal within the closing of the 2019 U.S. Open.
The 25-year-old from Russia is now 14-2 in 2021 and has received 23 of his final 25 matches, together with the final three tournaments he entered final season.